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davidhall-53921
IMDb member since April 2018
I particularly enjoy reviewing movies that I suspect are less known or less appreciated than they should be. I don't like to summarize movies or do "thumbs up/thumbs down." I try to offer a handle, or wedge, or can-opener (pick your metaphor) that might help others get deeper into a movie and get more out of it. Also, I really limit my time sitting in front of my computer, so my reviews will probably be very selective and infrequent.
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All You Can Eat Buddha (2017)
Eat, eat, eat...and then be eaten.
24 April 2018 - 5 out of 5 users found this review helpful.
A movie about an obese Bodhisattva who willingly descends the food chain of human suffering. This movie needs to be experienced in its own trajectory, so I'm not going to spoil any plot or theme lines. I will say, if you are going with preconceptions about what it means to be a Buddha (and how could we not be?), prepare to have them outraged and perplexed. This is a movie about eating and being eaten: Mike the Buddha does an amazing amount of the former and pays a steep physical price. His experience may be redeemed, however, because he is willing to accept the terms when it is his turn to become food in the service of his fellow sentient beings.
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